Diverticulitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年10月22日 · Diverticulosis occurs when small, bulging pouches (diverticula) develop in your digestive tract. When one or more of these pouches become inflamed or infected, the condition is called diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is inflammation of irregular bulging pouches in …
Diverticulosis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2023年4月10日 · Diverticulosis is the condition of having small pouches or pockets in the inside walls of your intestines. They develop when the inside lining of your intestines pushes into weak spots in the outer wall. This usually happens gradually over time.
Diverticulum - Wikipedia
In medicine or biology, a diverticulum is an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. [1] Depending upon which layers of the structure are involved, diverticula are described as being either true or false.
What Are Diverticula? Location, Effects, Who Has Them - Verywell …
2023年4月12日 · Diverticula are bulges in the lining of the wall of the intestinal tract. They can occur anywhere that the lining of the intestinal tract weakens. They usually occur in the sigmoid colon, the lower part of the colon. The intestines are long, tubular organs that begin past the stomach and are where food passes through before exiting the body.
Diverticular Disease & Bleeding: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2024年11月28日 · Diverticular disease consists of three conditions that involve the development of small sacs or pockets in the wall of the colon, including diverticulosis, diverticular bleeding, and...
Diverticula, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis: What’s the Difference?
2024年5月30日 · A gut diverticulum (singular) is an outpouching of the wall of the gut to form a sac or pouch. Diverticula (plural) may occur at any level from the esophagus to the colon. There are different ways to classify a diverticulum as either being a true diverticulum or a …
Colonic Diverticulosis - Gastrointestinal Disorders - Merck …
A colonic diverticulum is a saclike pouch of colonic mucosa and submucosa that protrudes through the muscular layer of the colon; because it does not contain all layers of the bowel, it is considered a pseudodiverticulum (see also Definition of Diverticular Disease).
Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis - Harvard Health
2024年10月9日 · In diverticulosis, small pouches develop and bulge out through weak spots in the walls of the colon, typically in the part of the colon called the sigmoid colon on the left side of the abdomen. These small, balloon-like pouches are called diverticula. The condition is more prevalent as people age.
Definition & Facts for Diverticular Disease - NIDDK
Diverticulosis is a condition that occurs when small pouches, or sacs, form and push outward through weak spots in the wall of your colon. These pouches form mostly in the lower part of your colon, called the sigmoid colon. One pouch is called a …
Diverticular Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Diverticular disease is a group of conditions in which tiny pouches form in the colon. The pouches are called diverticula. These pouches bulge out through weak spots in your colon. The pouches can become inflamed (red, swollen) or infected. When the pouches are infected, the condition is called diverticulitis. Diverticular disease includes: